Faucet drinking attachment



March 24, 1953 J. BlsHoP FAUCET DRINKING ATTACHMENT Filed' Nov. 4, 1950 Pate'n'ted Mar. 24, 1953 FICT `RTINGI ATTACHMENT Y {Elin-Bishop, Centerline, Mich. Application.: November 4, 1950,'Seri'al:No.`194,080

movable to "operative and'inoperative position and so 'constructed that 'when moved toV voperativ'e .,position, the attachment `wi1l divert a portion of the water into 'a stream accessible to a 'person for drinking.

It'is an object of ythe"'present invention to provi'de k'a drinking attachment of this 'class which v`viril-l be simple instrcture, economical of inanufacture, durablejcinpact, easily'ahd fdilckl'y installed, easily operated and highly eflicient in luse.

Another object "of V`the invention is the 'provision Vof an attachment vof this 'class so constructed andr arranged that t'wwll retain its p0- vsiti'o'n when "lnove'd either to 4operative A'or n- Oper'ative posvittjifl.l

Other objects will lappear hereinafter. Y

It is'recogniz'ed that various modifications and changes may be vmade 'in the dtail of structure illustrated without departing from'the invention it is intended that the'present disclosure is tb be'cnsidered but the preferred embodiment. Forming a part of `this application are draw- 'mga in which, l

Fig. V1 is a central sectional l'view of the irl-- lnfticri 'showing it applied and in operative position, 1 Y l f p l "Fig 2,-is a sectional 'view similar-to Fig. 1 showing'the attachment in inoperative position,

-3 is a sectionai'view taken on line 3-3 :of Fig. 2,

4 is a sectional "view taken on linelI-ll of rig.' 2,

Fig. 5 isan elevational view taken online '5 5 of FigJZ faucet. It `is vpreferred that 'this 'spring clip "be Vinserted far enough'into 'thefaucet so "that the bite '2t pf "the -clip will yengage :the fend "edge fof the spout 9 when the '-'structur'eis fin inoperative position as shown in Fig. When mountedas `in Fig. '2, the flow of 'water through lthe spout will be ordinary as theattachment Iwill not m'aterially interfere with the ow 'of water. When it is desired to use the device lthe"body IIJ 'is swung `outw'anily at its VAupper bend I'or "inwardly at its lower end so fas vtoi-"swing on'thepivot I1. As the body Iswings nwardly'at its Vlower end,

'the'inclined edge '2I Vio'f the sides of 'the trough I3 will engage the end edge of the y'faucet *spout 'S so that the body 'm'oves into"thepositionfshown in Fig. l. When in vthis position V'a Apart ofthe water 422 will flow into the ytroughto provide a stream v23 passing through `the 'passage |4 #and flowing 'outwardly Ifrom the i spout at an angle as indicated in Fig. r1. movement from theposition shown in'Fig.2'to the position shown in Fig. 1 is aneasy 'and quickone and V`as the inclined *edges 2| of the walls of the trough ride over the end edge of 'the spout 9, thespring Aclip vwill move bodily downwardly toward vthe end 'of the spout Asothat the angularly turned portion 'I9 `will "lie in Aengagement :throughout its full length with theinner surfaceof the faucet spout.

In/the drawings I have illustrated the invention used with a faucet having a; spout 9. The

' invention comprisesa body lil cut away at one n angularlyturned portion I9.

In use this U-shaped member which may be termed a spring clip, is inserted into the open Y end of the faucet, the angularly turned portion I9 facilitatingV the insertion of the clip into the When moved from 'the 'position `shown vin Fig. l tothe positionshovvn Iinliig. 2ithe 'operator will unconsciouslymove lthe structure upwardly so 'that the "bite 20 is engaged 'by 'theiend edge of the spout 9 as shownin Fig.2 and thespring clip will engage the inner surface 'only at the bend between the parts VI8 and T9. This facilitates the movement 'of the attachment jfrom inoperative to 'operative position. YIt will 'be noted that when in operative'po-sition thejbody is in engagement with'thespout at the inclined edgesfl and also at the end edges of the arms I I While'the portionY I9 is'infulllengagementwith the inner' surface of the'spout. v'Ihisfaifords a very rigid mounting Whenthe attachment is in use so that disarrangement `of .the VVsame Von the spout is avoided and a highly efficient .drinking attachment is thus provided. I

What I `claim-is: ,l l I 1. vA drinking yattachment; adapted forafaucet spout, comprising: a body' having a passage formed therein` and opening through the upper end thereof; a U-shaped spring clip pivotally mounted at one end of one leg to said body the end of the other leg being projectible into the interior of said spout, said other leg having an angular-1y turned terminal portion, said body being swingable inwardly of said spout to operative position and outwardly of said spout to inoperative position, said clip engaging at the juncture between the terminal portion of said other leg and. the main body of said other leg with the inner surface of said spout by the movement of said body to inoperative position and said terminal portion engaging throughout its length with the inner surface of said spout upon movement of said body to operative position.

2. A drinking attachment adapted for a faucet spout, comprising: a body having a passage formed therein and opening through the upper end thereof; a U-shaped spring clip pivotally mounted at one end of one leg to said body and the other leg being projectible into the interior of said spout, said other leg having an angularly turned terminal portion, said body being swingable inwardly of said spout to operative position and outwardly of said spout to inoperative position, said 'clip engaging at the juncture between the terminal portion of said other leg and the main body of said other leg with the inner surface of said spout upon movement of said body `to inoperative position and said terminal portion engaging throughout its length with the inner surface of said spout upon movement of said body to operative position; and a trough on the lower end of said body communicating with the lower end of said passage and adapted,

upon swinging of said body inwardly of said spout to operative position, for receiving liquid passing throughrsaid spout and conducting the same to said passage.

3. A drinking attachment adapted for a faucet spout, comprising: a body having a passage formed therein and opening through the upper end thereof; a U-shaped spring clip pivotally mounted at one end of one leg to said body and the other leg being projectible into the interior of said spout, said other leg having an angularly turned terminal portion, said body being swingable inwardly of said spout to operative position and outwardly of said spout to inoperative position, said clip engaging at the juncture between the terminal portion of said other leg and the main body of said other leg with the inner surface of said spout by the movement of said body to inoperative position and said terminal portion engaging throughout its length with the inner surface of said spout upon movement of said body to operative position; and a trough on the lower end of said body communicating with the lower end of said passage and adapted, upon swinging of said body inwardly of said spout to operative position, for receiving liquid passing through said spout and conducting the same to said passage, said trough having oppositely disposed walls each provided with an inclined edge adapted for engaging and riding over the end edge of the spout upon movement of said body to operative and inoperative position.

4. A drinking attachment adapted for a faucet spout, comprising: a body having a passage formed therein and opening through the upper end thereof; a U-shaped spring clip pivotally mounted at one end of one leg to said body and the other leg being projectible into the interior of said spout, said other leg having an angularly turned terminal portion, said body being swingable inwardly of said spout to operative position and outwardly of said spout to inoperative position, said clip engaging at the juncture between the terminal portion of said other leg and the main body of said other leg with the inner surface of said spout by the movement of said body to inoperative position and said terminal portion engaging throughout its length with the inner surface of said spout upon movement of said body to operative position, and a trough on the lower end of said body communicating with the lower end of said passage and adapted, upon swinging of said body inwardly of said spout to operative position, for receiving liquid passing through said spout and conducting the same to said passage; said trough having oppositely disposed walls each provided with an inclined edge adapted for engaging and riding over the end edge of the spout upon movement of said body to operative and inoperative position; and a pair of spaced apart arms on said body engaging the periphery of said spout upon movement of said body from inoperative to operative position.

5. A drinking attachment adapted for fastening to a faucet spout, comprising: a body having a passage formed therein and opening through the upper end thereof; a U-shaped spring clip pivotally mounted at one end of one leg to said body and the other leg being projectable into the interior of said spout, said other leg having an angularly turned terminal portion, said body being swingable inwardly of said spout to operative position and outwardly of said spout to inoperative position, said clip engaging at the juncture between the terminal portion of said other leg and the main body of said other leg with the inner surface of said spout by the movement of said body to inoperative position and said terminal portion engaging throughout its length with the inner surface of said spout upon movement of said body to operative position, and the leg pivoted to said body extending parallel to the axis of said passage and in engagement with the surface of said body; and a trough on the lower end of said body communicating with the lower end of said passage and adapted, upon swinging of said body inwardly of said spout to operative position, for receiving liquid passing through said spout and conducting the same to said passage; ,said trough having oppositely disposed walls each provided with an inclined edge adapted for engaging and riding over the end edge of the spout upon movement of said body to operative and inoperative position; and a pair of spaced apart arms on said body engaging the periphery of said spout upon movement of said body from inoperative to operative position.

J OI-l'N BISHOP.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,001,839 Garland Aug. 29, 1911 1,045,171 Olson Nov. 26, 1912 1,781,599 Quisling Nov. 11, 1930 

